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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3737 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of FX-8120
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $78.02 vs $143.57
- Up to 33% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-12400 - $0.40 vs $0.60 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 22% better in Borderlands 3 than FX-8120 - 238 vs 195 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-8120 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using FX-8120 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
62 FPS
$14.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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79 FPS
$10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$812.41
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61 FPS
$15.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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79 FPS
$11.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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61 FPS
$15.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
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79 FPS
$15.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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79 FPS
$16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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79 FPS
$22.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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61 FPS
$23.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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79 FPS
$16.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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